Guwahati, May 19 (IANS) Assam is likely to witness widespread thunderstorms, lightning and heavy rainfall over the next several days, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing warnings for multiple districts across the state, officials said on Tuesday. According to the district-wise weather forecast issued by the Regional Meteorological Centre in Guwahati, several parts of Assam are expected to experience thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, gusty winds and isolated heavy to very…
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New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday released its first list of candidates for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, announcing nominees for 88 constituencies across the state.The list was finalised at a meeting of the party’s Central Election Committee, chaired by the top leadership of the party.The list features several prominent leaders, including Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who will contest from Jalukbari, a seat he currently represents and is co…
Dibrugarh, Jan 30 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday described the day as a landmark for Assam as he laid the foundation stone for the proposed second complex of the Assam Legislative Assembly in Dibrugarh, a move aimed at strengthening governance and improving administrative access for people in Upper Assam. Addressing a public programme at Khanikar, HM Shah said the new Assembly complex, along with the MLA hostel, would significantly enhance the ease of governance in the region onc…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Mega infrastructure projects such as the Dhubri-Phulbari River bridge and the Bogibeel bridge over the Brahmaputra River are fast transforming Assam’s logistics landscape, significantly improving connectivity, reducing travel time and opening up new economic opportunities across the Northeast.The 19.3-km Dhubri-Phulbari bridge, once completed, will become India’s longest river bridge, linking Dhubri in western Assam with Phulbari in Meghalaya. The project is being see…
Guwahati, Dec 31 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership for expediting and completing several long-pending infrastructure projects across the country, stating that such initiatives have transformed Assam’s development trajectory and strengthened national connectivity. Reacting to the Prime Minister’s post on social media platform X highlighting projects that had remained stalled for decades — including the Bogibeel Br…